At first glance, Brainshark looks similar to sites where you load your existing PowerPoint presentation and view it online. Brainshark definitely has this capability and much more. You can easily build an amazing presentation within the web application. Add images, videos and even documents. Try the URL slide feature, which adds a fully functional webpage directly into the presentation. You can also add voice over narration to any slide by calling a phone number linked to your presentation. This tool works great in the classroom and as a way to front-load your lessons.
Vuvox is definitely one of the coolest sites for classroom projects. If you want a completely different, non-traditional type of presentation try Vuvox Express. This tool helps you build an image-based slideshow with an innovative look. Here's how to use it as a presentation tool. Build your slides in PowerPoint. Make sure you keep the text down to a minimum and include images. Now, save the slides as JPEG images. Vuvox Express can only load images from an online source such as Flickr or Picasa so upload your images to one of these sites. Then, go to Vuvox and create a new Express creation. Several styles and variations are available. Choose the Tree style for a very unique look. Once your masterpiece is complete, view it in full screen mode for a stunning, out-of-the-box presentation.
Capzles is another absolutely amazing classroom tool, perfect for projects and presentations. The final product is a stunning timeline-type slideshow. Upload just about anything, including images, videos and documents. You can even upload existing PowerPoint presentations. Each piece of content is called a "moment." Combine multiple content items into single "moment" called a Stack. Dress up your presentation with beautiful themes or even create your own. When presenting, you will see your content as thumbnail images in sequential order; simply click to enlarge.
Ahead is another non-linear presentation tool similar to Prezi. You can upload all types of content to the canvas and then move and resize them to develop a creative layout. One major difference with Prezi is the addition of layers. Each canvas includes a front, back and zooming layer. The front and back layers are static. For example, you may want an image as the background and text (i.e., your email address) in the corner of the front layer. The zooming layer contains all of the content for your presentation.
a fully functional, high quality, online slide show presentation creation and sharing service. Empresser has a couple of features differentiating it from its competitors. The first feature of note is the option of embedding video from multiple sources into your slide show. The second feature of note is Empresser's editor which allows users to draw, create, or edit images inside their slides. Empressr slideshows can be embedded anywhere.
a web based presentation creator similar to Empresser. Slide Rocket has some very nice features like 3D transitions and a collaboration feature for sharing the creation process with other users. Slide Rocket's interface is user friendly making it easy to include videos, pictures, or third party plug-ins. The quality and definition of images on Slide Rocket is far superior to that found in many of its competitors' offerings.
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- At first glance, Brainshark looks similar to sites where you load your existing PowerPoint presentation and view it online. Brainshark definitely has this capability and much more. You can easily build an amazing presentation within the web application. Add images, videos and even documents. Try the URL slide feature, which adds a fully functional webpage directly into the presentation. You can also add voice over narration to any slide by calling a phone number linked to your presentation. This tool works great in the classroom and as a way to front-load your lessons.
VuvoxExpress- Vuvox is definitely one of the coolest sites for classroom projects. If you want a completely different, non-traditional type of presentation try Vuvox Express. This tool helps you build an image-based slideshow with an innovative look. Here's how to use it as a presentation tool. Build your slides in PowerPoint. Make sure you keep the text down to a minimum and include images. Now, save the slides as JPEG images. Vuvox Express can only load images from an online source such as Flickr or Picasa so upload your images to one of these sites. Then, go to Vuvox and create a new Express creation. Several styles and variations are available. Choose the Tree style for a very unique look. Once your masterpiece is complete, view it in full screen mode for a stunning, out-of-the-box presentation.
Capzles- Capzles is another absolutely amazing classroom tool, perfect for projects and presentations. The final product is a stunning timeline-type slideshow. Upload just about anything, including images, videos and documents. You can even upload existing PowerPoint presentations. Each piece of content is called a "moment." Combine multiple content items into single "moment" called a Stack. Dress up your presentation with beautiful themes or even create your own. When presenting, you will see your content as thumbnail images in sequential order; simply click to enlarge.
Ahead- Ahead is another non-linear presentation tool similar to Prezi. You can upload all types of content to the canvas and then move and resize them to develop a creative layout. One major difference with Prezi is the addition of layers. Each canvas includes a front, back and zooming layer. The front and back layers are static. For example, you may want an image as the background and text (i.e., your email address) in the corner of the front layer. The zooming layer contains all of the content for your presentation.
Empresser- a fully functional, high quality, online slide show presentation creation and sharing service. Empresser has a couple of features differentiating it from its competitors. The first feature of note is the option of embedding video from multiple sources into your slide show. The second feature of note is Empresser's editor which allows users to draw, create, or edit images inside their slides. Empressr slideshows can be embedded anywhere.
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